Dick Pound said he did not believe Lord Coe lied about his knowledge of doping.

Dick Pound, the chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency commission into allegations of doping, has said he does not believe IAAF president Lord Coe was lied when he denied being aware of the scandal in which Russian athletes have been embroiled.

Lord Coe, previously served as vice-president at the world athletics' governing body between 2007 and 2015, before becoming president.

When asked his thoughts by a reporter at a press conference in Munich, Dick Pound said: "I do not believe so".

He added: "If you're asking me to give an opinion if he lied or not, I'd say he didn't lie."

The chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency's independent commission Dick Pound, has said the IAAF "must assume its responsibilities for what went wrong" in relation to allegations of corruption at the body over doping.

He also said the current president of athletics' governing body, Lord Seb Coe, is the best person to lead change at the organisation.